Gary and Laura Miller met
each other in 1979, while
attending RHEMA Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK founded by Rev.
Kenneth E. Hagin. Laura was in her second year of school while Gary,
who is from St. Louis, was in his first year. They were married in October 1979.

After
graduation, Gary and Laura began a traveling ministry which took the young
couple all over the U.S. Gary was the special speaker in churches while Laura
many times would have a special song for the service. Their four years of
traveling took them through Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, Illinois and to
many of the states in the northeastern part of the country. Gary and Laura also
made a few mission trips overseas before living in the Philippines for a little
over one year. Gary said, "We just had a heart to go tell as many people as
possible about Jesus Christ.

In the
Philippines, the Millers held open air evangelistic meetings along with Pastor
Seminars throughout the islands. Gary again said, "We loved it in the
Philippines and could have stayed longer, but felt our time overseas was over.
We came back and pastored in Arizona for 2 years before coming to Washington, MO
(a suburb of St. Louis) to pioneer a church, called Grace Family Church.

"We
are also very pleased to have been able to help start another church (also
called Grace Family Church) in Branson. Rev. Dennis Case, from St. Louis is
doing a wonderful job as the pastor. The Lord has been very gracious to us in
allowing us to have part in that work," Rev. Miller said.

"It
was in January 1998 that the Lord began to give me a desire to pioneer a church
in Paducah, Kentucky. We wrestled with it for quite a while, but
ultimately we gave in to the Will of the Lord.

So, we
are in Paducah because of a Word of the Lord. He told us to come here and
pioneer a church. God has given us Vision and a Plan."

"We’re really excited about still being able to hear the voice of the
Lord and being able to step out in faith. Laura and I are both in our 40’s
with 4 children; Sarah 16, Benjamin 14, Jonathan 10 and
Stephen 8. To resign our church after 10 years and start all over again from
nothing, takes a step of faith. But the Lord has called every Christian to live
by faith, walk by faith, and please Him by faith."

"We’ve already grown to love Paducah and the people here. Everyone is so
very friendly here. It’s very easy to fall in love with this region. Already
the Lord is brining in people who have been praying for this area for years.
It's always exciting to see God bring things together."